Why hire multiple artists that includes one AI artist instead of just hiring another actual artist?

[retributor]

I'm confused by this. So you hired multiple artists, were able to hire multiple artists, but still chose to hire an artist that uses AI art? Why not just use that money to hire an actual artist? You could have completely avoided having to tag your game as using generative art had you just hired a whole team of genuine artists.

Make it make sense because it doesn't.

[Kitsunin]

I mean, it makes sense as long as you don't think they're lying that it was a mistake.

[Black Hammer]

Because if you hire five people and have the four actual artists produce a few pieces of nice handmade stuff, it draws attention away from the ringer making everything else with the sausage grinder.

[ANDS!]

. . .of all the things to grouse about. GIve me a break.

[Rikimaru]

it's AI art? ah ♥♥♥♥ that then. Anyone can pump that out in a second.

Edit: I just saw the disclosure at the bottom of the store page. Here it is for those wondering what OP is on about. I'm with you OP, just swap that loser out for one more artist. I hope the AI dude got paid less than the others.

Quote:

AI GENERATED CONTENT DISCLOSURE
The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

All of the art used in Zero Division is commissioned from (human) artists. However, one of the artists uses generative AI tools in the production of the commissioned work.

[Torias]

I would like to buy this game, but I have a strong ethical stance against human artists having their work stolen by others.

The person that was paid to provide Art for this game and then used "AI", effectively committed fraud on the developers. It's unfortunate, but I can't buy this until that content is stripped out and replaced with human created work.

[raziel2]

The game looks fantastic, I can't tell which images were made by AI.

[ANDS!]

Originally posted by Torias:

I would like to buy this game, but I have a strong ethical stance against human artists having their work stolen by others.

You realize that not all AI-generated art work is based on the work of others right? That it is - obviously - possible for an artist to develop the training data (artwork) that the AI models use to then further develop out art assets at scale (this is literally how major developers will be using the tech in the future).

. . .like, some of you don't even know what it is your "taking a stand" against.

[15 miles on the Erie Canal]

Originally posted by ANDS!:

Originally posted by Torias:

I would like to buy this game, but I have a strong ethical stance against human artists having their work stolen by others.

You realize that not all AI-generated art work is based on the work of others right? That it is - obviously - possible for an artist to develop the training data (artwork) that the AI models use to then further develop out art assets at scale (this is literally how major developers will be using the tech in the future).

. . .like, some of you don't even know what it is your "taking a stand" against.

He's one of those guys virtue signalling to look morally superior. Kind of like those "vote with your wallet" people that want to be showered in praise and accolades and seen as stalwart and for justice because they didn't buy a game they had no interest in.

[Ice-Nine]

Originally posted by Torias:

I would like to buy this game, but I have a strong ethical stance against human artists having their work stolen by others.

The person that was paid to provide Art for this game and then used "AI", effectively committed fraud on the developers. It's unfortunate, but I can't buy this until that content is stripped out and replaced with human created work.

All human artwork is based on art from other humans that didn't have any choice in the matter.

[Necrosynthetik]

The use of AI in art doesn't bother me as long as it is well-done. Hell, I even take the pictures of myself from shows and run them through the AI I use with different visual settings to "stylize" them.

[HaikenEdge]

Originally posted by retributor:

I'm confused by this. So you hired multiple artists, were able to hire multiple artists, but still chose to hire an artist that uses AI art? Why not just use that money to hire an actual artist? You could have completely avoided having to tag your game as using generative art had you just hired a whole team of genuine artists.

Make it make sense because it doesn't.

Word from god is that they didn't know the artist they hired who used AI in their workflow used AI at the time of the hiring.